Fundraising

Fundraising: Doing it Better – Mo Davies, January 2007
A presentation from Mo Davies (Mo Davies & Associates) that offers essential fundraising concepts and talks about how to develop a fundraising plan and make a compelling case for support.
Engage Now! Jerry Yoshitomi, November 2007
Slides from a presentation on creating a competitive advantage to broaden, deepen and diversify participation in your organization; it addresses both audience development and fundraising tactics.
Fundraising Capacity Inventory – Mo Davies
Are you ready? A form to use to assess the health of your organization and its readiness for a major fundraising campaign.
Grantwriting – Andrea Vagianos, October 2007
A presentation to Creative Trust members and students of the Schulich Business School Arts and Media MBA on how to create a successful grant application.
The Artful Manager
The most interesting, thought-provoking and informative arts blog going, Andrew Taylor’s Artful Manager seeks a new set of metaphors for the administrative leaders of arts and culture.
Assessing Your Fundraising Letter
A useful form to determine the effectiveness of your fundraising letters.
Face to Face – Tony Elischer, THINK Consulting Solutions
A short document that addresses the fears of asking for money face-to-face, and why that method is often the most effective one.
Revealing the Public Value
Examining the state of public value of the arts in Ohio, this document aims to shift the concept of the arts from transactional to transformational, providing significantly meaningful arts experiences.
SOFII – Showcase of Fundraising Innovation and Inspiration
The SOFII website aims to be the most comprehensive, best organized, and most inspiring collection of fundraising related content from around the world; with its amazing gathering of exhibits, resources and articles, it succeeds.
Imagine Canada
Resources and research on giving and the health of the charitable sector from Canada’s major national voice for charities and nonprofits.
Donor Motivations Study – WolfBrown Consulting, 2009
The San Francisco Foundation and East Bay Community Foundation commissioned Helicon Collaborative and WolfBrown to study the values and motivations of donors to FFAMC projects, and capture useful lessons about the program and the fundraising strategies used by its recipients.